Soft Glow Ores
Soft Glow Ores makes vanilla ores easier to spot in dark caves by giving them a soft, balanced glow.
The mod is designed to look clean, stay lightweight, and work well on servers without adding heavy effects, ticking logic, or unnecessary complexity.
Features
- Soft glow on vanilla ores
- Better cave visibility without harsh lighting
- Lightweight and performance-friendly
- Works in existing worlds
- Supports Fabric from 1.20.1 to 1.21.11
- Can be used on a server for all players
- Can also be installed only by a player for local use
- Works in singleplayer and dedicated servers
Default Behavior
- Default light level: 7
- Preserves stronger vanilla light where needed
- Refreshes loaded chunks so older worlds update properly
Supported Ores
- Coal Ore
- Copper Ore
- Iron Ore
- Gold Ore
- Redstone Ore
- Lapis Ore
- Emerald Ore
- Diamond Ore
- Nether Gold Ore
- Nether Quartz Ore
- Ancient Debris
Performance
This mod does not use block entities, custom networking, or constant ticking logic. It is built to stay lightweight and server-friendly.
Configuration
A config file is generated automatically:
config/softglowores.json
You can adjust:
lightLevelpreserveHigherVanillaLightrelightLoadedChunks
Compatibility
- Loader: Fabric
- Minecraft: 1.20.1 to 1.21.11
- Singleplayer: Yes
- Dedicated Server: Yes
- Client-only install: Yes
- Server-only install: Yes
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Soft Glow Ores 1.2.0+mc26.1.2 1.2.0+mc26.1.2 |
26.1.2
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Soft Glow Ores 1.2.0+mc26.1.1 1.2.0+mc26.1.1 |
26.1.1
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Soft Glow Ores 1.2.0+mc26.1 1.2.0+mc26.1 |
26.1, 26.1.1, 26.1.2
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Soft Glow Ores 1.1.0+mc1.21.11 1.1.0+mc1.21.11 |
1.21.11
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Soft Glow Ores 1.1.0+mc1.21.10 1.1.0+mc1.21.10 |
1.21.10
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Soft Glow Ores 1.1.0+mc1.21.9 1.1.0+mc1.21.9 |
1.21.9
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Soft Glow Ores 1.1.0+mc1.21.8 1.1.0+mc1.21.8 |
1.21.8
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Soft Glow Ores 1.1.0+mc1.21.7 1.1.0+mc1.21.7 |
1.21.7
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Soft Glow Ores 1.1.0+mc1.21.6 1.1.0+mc1.21.6 |
1.21.6
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Soft Glow Ores 1.1.0+mc1.21.5 1.1.0+mc1.21.5 |
1.21.5
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Soft Glow Ores 1.1.0+mc1.21.4 1.1.0+mc1.21.4 |
1.21.4
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Soft Glow Ores 1.1.0+mc1.21.3 1.1.0+mc1.21.3 |
1.21.3
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Soft Glow Ores 1.1.0+mc1.21.2 1.1.0+mc1.21.2 |
1.21.2
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Soft Glow Ores 1.1.0+mc1.21.1 1.1.0+mc1.21.1 |
1.21.1
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Soft Glow Ores 1.1.0+mc1.21 1.1.0+mc1.21 |
1.21, 1.21.1, 1.21.10, 1.21.11, 1.21.2, 1.21.3, 1.21.4, 1.21.5, 1.21.6, 1.21.7, 1.21.8, 1.21.9
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Soft Glow Ores 1.1.0+mc1.20.6 1.1.0+mc1.20.6 |
1.20.6
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Soft Glow Ores 1.1.0+mc1.20.5 1.1.0+mc1.20.5 |
1.20.5
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Soft Glow Ores 1.1.0+mc1.20.4 1.1.0+mc1.20.4 |
1.20.4
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Soft Glow Ores 1.1.0+mc1.20.3 1.1.0+mc1.20.3 |
1.20.3
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Soft Glow Ores 1.1.0+mc1.20.2 1.1.0+mc1.20.2 |
1.20.2
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Soft Glow Ores 1.1.0+mc1.20.1 1.1.0+mc1.20.1 |
1.20.1
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